September 2024 saw the founding of the European Association of Regulatory Consultancies and Contract Research Laboratories; EACL. EACL is recognised as a registered stakeholder allowing its members to actively contribute to discussions by the European Union’s...
ECHA is continually initiating new verifications on the size of companies who have declared they are an SME at the time of their REACH registration. If your company is micro, small or medium-sized (SME), check that...
Do you have an interest in the future of plant protection products in Europe? To increase competitiveness, our sector is pushing innovation. There are developments in biocontrol with differentiated data requirements for micro-organisms, an increase in...
When looking at pathways towards climate neutrality and circularity, the chemical sector has its own specificity: carbon is and will remain at the very heart of many of our processes. It is an essential element of...
ANSES's (FR) Plant Health Laboratory Mycology Unit has developed a PCR test to distinguish the fungus responsible for citrus black spot from that of a recently discovered related species. This test will improve the ability to...
The European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) annual report on the trade of chemicals that are banned or severely restricted in the EU shows that the imports of PIC chemicals increased over 20 fold, from 883 119,74 tonnes...
Latest research conducted by the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) in Spain has identified a protein that could make melons resistant to the destructive cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). This pathogen can infect over 1200...
To improve transparency in the legislative process, ECHA’s Enforcement Forum decided to make its advice on the enforceability of REACH restriction proposals public. The Forum advice will, from now on, be available on ECHA’s website. The...
The European Union's Plant Protection Regulation 1107/2009 requires a comprehensive evaluation of the genotoxic potential of the active substances contained within key products used by farmers for pest control and to maintain affordable food production in...
Three new hazard classes for classifying, labelling and packaging (CLP) substances and mixtures entered into force on 20 April 2023. ECHA has published information on the application dates and related guidance. The European Commission updated the...
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